During one of the meetings, i feel prompted to open my bible and turn to Hebrew 11 which is well-known as Faith's Hall of Fame..Hence, instead of praying, i read that passage.There I found the compilation of heroes of faith story in that passage.
As I look through the verse one by one, God gave me new revelations. In this post I'll share w/ u one of 'em..
I'm pretty sure that you all know the story of Cain and Abel's offering in book of Genesis. Let's flashback a bit..in Gen 4: 2-3...Both of them offer a sacrifice to God Cain offer the fruit of the ground while Abel offer the firstborn of his flock and of their fat.
However, in next verse the Lord RESPECTED Abel and his offering but He did not respect Cain and hiss offering...
Guys, what it takes for our offerings to be respected before the Lord..?!
The answer is simple and only one word...FAITH..!!
Faith in simple words is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see (Heb 11:1 NLT)
See Heb 11: 4
By FAITH Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain..
So, every time it comes to offering..
Let us be confident that what we hope for (our goals, visions, dreams, and targets) will come to pass and be assured though we have not been able to see it in our physical realm yet.
..Your faith determines the sacrifice you'll bring before the Lord..
And this mindset does not only apply to the money you put in offering envelope every week,guys..It does apply to other sacrifice we made for God whether it's your free time..your hobby..even sacrificing the pleasure of sinning and keep your holiness.
Therefore, Let's have our mindset right in this area
Give and sacrifice with FAITH, even though we haven't seen anything significant happened in our lives,
keep on believing God and be confident that your DREAMS will turn into REALITY..
